Christmas ball ornament – #2 Stúfur & Þvörusleikir
kr. 2.990
The figures are handpainted from the inside -naive renditions of the Yule Lads! Gold painted decoration outside of ball at top and bottom, packaged in cushioned red box. This ball features:
Stúfur or Shorty, is the third Yule Lad to make, for him, a very long walk on the 14th of December. This little guy craves the scorched leftover bits in pots and pans and scrapes them out when no one’s about.
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Þvörusleikir or Spoon Licker, is the fourth Yule Lad to mysteriously start appearing around town on the 15th of December. This finicky fellow sneaks into kitchens like his brother Shorty and licks clean all the bits and blobs left on cooking spoons and ladles.
Based on design by©Brian Pilkington, Text©Sólarfilma
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| Size | 80 mm |
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Icelandic folklore is rich in its tales of trolls and elves – and many of the stories and traditions surrounding Yuletide and Christmas still play their part in the present culture. One such folktale is that of the Yule Lads – thirteen rascally lads, their troll parents Grýla and Leppalúði and a huge, hungry cat that used to terrify children and adults alike. These legendary characters journeyed down from the mountains to farms and villages around Yuletide and showed up especially wherever they could find food or play little pranks. Their names reflect what they did in the old days, but over time the lads have become somewhat better behaved and nowadays they even leave little gifts for children during Yuletide. Brian Pilkington, artist and author, has designed these Yule Lad ornaments exclusively for Sólarfilma as well as figurines, playing cards, glassware, mugs and more.
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